Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Population: Age under 18
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age Under 18)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 22.2 | 73,645,238 | N/A |
| Mississippi | N/A | 23.5 | 692,335 | 11 of 52 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 6.6 | 72 | 3,139 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 17.5 | 9,001 | 2,844 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,736 | 2,816 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,610 | 2,731 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 18.3 | 10,435 | 2,702 |
| Greene County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,564 | 2,581 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 19.6 | 9,009 | 2,404 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 19.9 | 2,222 | 2,329 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,499 | 2,249 |
| Amite County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,577 | 2,187 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,728 | 2,123 |
| Benton County | Urban | 20.7 | 1,570 | 2,085 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 20.8 | 7,057 | 2,044 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 21.2 | 1,510 | 1,907 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 21.2 | 5,381 | 1,907 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 21.3 | 1,742 | 1,876 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 21.3 | 5,103 | 1,876 |
| Stone County | Urban | 21.5 | 3,984 | 1,784 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 21.5 | 4,036 | 1,784 |
| Adams County | Rural | 21.6 | 6,295 | 1,725 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 21.7 | 5,821 | 1,683 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 21.8 | 1,941 | 1,646 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 21.8 | 2,707 | 1,646 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 22.1 | 3,401 | 1,518 |
| Perry County | Urban | 22.1 | 2,529 | 1,518 |
| Winston County | Rural | 22.2 | 3,901 | 1,469 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 22.3 | 5,572 | 1,429 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 22.4 | 2,916 | 1,385 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 22.6 | 7,792 | 1,288 |
| Clay County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,175 | 1,288 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 22.6 | 6,319 | 1,288 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 22.6 | 7,675 | 1,288 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 22.6 | 2,190 | 1,288 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 22.6 | 35,741 | 1,288 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 22.6 | 3,133 | 1,288 |
| Tate County | Urban | 22.7 | 6,385 | 1,250 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 22.8 | 17,784 | 1,209 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 22.8 | 3,703 | 1,209 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 22.8 | 12,947 | 1,209 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 23.0 | 33,259 | 1,127 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 23.0 | 1,360 | 1,127 |
| Smith County | Rural | 23.0 | 3,264 | 1,127 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 23.1 | 1,771 | 1,087 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 23.2 | 8,080 | 1,042 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 23.3 | 6,014 | 1,001 |
| Leake County | Rural | 23.4 | 4,981 | 947 |
| Marion County | Rural | 23.4 | 5,679 | 947 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 23.5 | 16,948 | 900 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 23.7 | 52,676 | 823 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 23.7 | 5,133 | 823 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 23.8 | 49,913 | 786 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 23.8 | 13,848 | 786 |
| Warren County | Rural | 23.8 | 10,404 | 786 |
| Covington County | Rural | 24.1 | 4,388 | 687 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 24.2 | 5,167 | 647 |
| Newton County | Rural | 24.2 | 5,117 | 647 |
| Webster County | Rural | 24.2 | 2,407 | 647 |
| Madison County | Urban | 24.5 | 27,019 | 572 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 24.6 | 15,992 | 545 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 24.7 | 7,459 | 530 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 24.8 | 4,208 | 507 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 24.8 | 4,091 | 507 |
| Panola County | Rural | 24.8 | 8,169 | 507 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 24.8 | 4,883 | 507 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 25.0 | 962 | 468 |
| Lee County | Rural | 25.1 | 20,871 | 443 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 25.1 | 2,548 | 443 |
| Attala County | Rural | 25.2 | 4,448 | 426 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 25.2 | 47,511 | 426 |
| Jones County | Rural | 25.3 | 16,885 | 398 |
| Union County | Rural | 25.3 | 7,084 | 398 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 25.5 | 1,934 | 355 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 25.5 | 3,027 | 355 |
| Washington County | Rural | 25.5 | 11,126 | 355 |
| Pike County | Rural | 25.8 | 10,290 | 315 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 26.3 | 8,240 | 251 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 27.1 | 5,640 | 187 |
| George County | Rural | 27.2 | 6,759 | 183 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 27.5 | 7,948 | 165 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 27.7 | 7,592 | 150 |
| Scott County | Urban | 28.0 | 7,767 | 136 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 28.3 | 2,710 | 130 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/29/2025 8:27 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/29/2025 8:27 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age under 18, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.